Vending machine



E. E. HARTMAN.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man OCT. 23. 1920.

Patented Sept. 19,

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VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23, 1920. 1,429,505, PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

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umrao srars ELLEs E. 'HARTMAN, or nas'r JORDAN, MICHIGAN.

VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed October as, 1920. Serial no. 418,926.

To all whom it may co /warn- Be it known that I, ELLEs E. HARTMAN,

- a citizen of Hungary, residing at East Jordan, county of Charlevoix, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 7 y

This invention relates to improvements in coin controlled apparatus for vending merchandise, such as candies, chewing-gum or other articles. One of the objects of the invention is to provide an apparatus consisting of few parts which will be'positive in operation and compact. The movable parts of my improved apparatus are dependent upon a coin, that is to say, a coin constitutes the element which operates the delivering elements when dropped into position within a'suitable actuator. My improved vending apparatus is. arranged for double actuation; that is to say, I employ two containers from either one of which articles can be removed. Other features of improvement will hereinafter appear.

.I will now describe my invention in detail, the novel features of which I will finally claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 illustrates a front elevation of my improved apparatus, partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views, illustrating the action ofthe operating parts of the apparatus; I H I Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, the section being taken on a line 5 5 in Fig. 6; I

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view, the section being taken on a line 6--6 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tienal'view, the section being taken on a line 7- 7 in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sec tional detail View, the section being taken on a line *8"8 in Fig. 7; and

Fig. 9 is a detail plan view of a portion of the top plate of the casing, illustrating the agitating fingers and also the opening through said plates.-

As herein embodied, my improved coin controlled apparatus consists of (in this instance) tw containers 9' and 10, preferably of glass, designed to contain candies, chewing gum or the like, indicated by 11.

. In this instance, I have illustrated the Said being arranged to be articlesas in the form of small'spheres; The articles Within each container will drop one by one into achute 12f'adjacent thereto. The chutes 12 merge into a common receptacle 13 into which a hand can be inserted to withdraw the articles which have dr pp'ed thereinto. The dropping 01 the articles 11 into the receptacle 13 is controlled by means of slides or gates 13, 14, 15, and 16, arranged in pairs, there being a. pair under each container. The slides 13 and 14 are slidably mounted on a block 17, carriedbycasing 19, and the slides 15 and 16 are slidably mounted on a similar blockiS.

The upper slides 13 and 15 each carry a shoe 20 which projects downwardly, and each under slide 14 and 16 carries an upwardly projecting shoes 21, said shoes contacted by a coin carried by a] rotatable bar or actuator I 22'. -The coins (one :of which is indicated by 23) will be dropped into a slot 24 carried by said bar, through a coin chute 25. Un-

less there be a coin within the slot 24, the bar 22 can be freely rotated to the right or left by means of a hand-Wheel 26, and slides orgaltes 13, 14, 15 and 16 will not be actuated. When a coin is dropped into the chute 25, it will drop into slot 24. If the handle 26 is rotated to the right or left, bar'or actuator'22 will be likewise rotated. lVhen bar 22 is rotated, to the left, for instance (see Figs. 3 and 4), the coin 23 will. first contact with shoe 20 and by a continued movement said slide or gate 13 will be moved toward the left, causing opening 27 therein (Fig. 5) to move to the left and also causing the 'agitator fingers 28 and 29 carried by slide or gate 13 to move to the left, whereby the lowermost article 11 will drop through opening 27 into the space 30 between gates 13 and 14(seed0tted lines Fig. 5 A continued rotation of bar or actuators 22 will cause the coin to contact with shoe 21 and move it, and gate 14, toward the left, whereby opening 31, in slide 14, will aline with the adjacent'chu'te 12 and the article will drop into the'receptacle 13?. To form a substantially enclosed space 30, I provide the under gate 14 with a guard 32 and the block 17 with projecting sides 33, all of which act to retain the article dropped between the upper and lower slides. Should bar or actuator 22 be rotated toward the right, slides or gates 15 and 16 would be actuated and the operation described in connection with gates 13 and 14 would result. Parts coordinated with slides 15 and 16 which are the same as parts coordinated with gates 13 and 14 have been given the same numeral indications. The fingers 28 and 29 act to agitate the articles within the containers, when they are moved; hence, prevent said articles from bridging the openings 341-, in the top 35 of the casing 19, said openings alining with the openings 27 in the upper gates 13 and 15. The top plate 35 is provided with slots 36 (Fig. 5) for fingers 28 to operate in. The openings 34 will be large enough for fingers 29 to work in. The fingers 29 will act to restrict said openings 34, when in normal position, in order to prevent articles within the containers 9 and 10 from dropping through (see Fig. 9).

The slides or gates 13 and 15 are connected by a spring 37 and slides 14 and 16 by a similar spring 88. These springs act to return the slides to normal position after having been operated. After bar or actuator has been turned completely over or rotated one half of a revolution, the coin 23 will drop onto a chute 39 and from thence into a suitable receptacle 40 (see Fig. 7).

The bar 22 carries a pin 1-1 which, when the bar has been rotated one half a. revolution, will strike a stop 42, thereby limiting the movement of said bar 22. The pin also coacts with a yieldable latcl1 et2 which acts to position the slot 24: in said bar or actuator 22 in alinement with chute 25. The bar or actuator 22 is also provided with a coil spring 48 which acts to return the bar after it has been released subsequently to the operation thereof to actuate the slides. When the bar is rotated, to the right or left, spring 43 will be wound up or placed under tension; hence, when said bar is released, the spring will return the bar to normal posi tion.

One of the features of the invention is that bar or actuator 22 has to be turned completely over in order to cause the coin carried thereby to actuate both slides; if the bar is turned but one quarter way, it cannot be turned back, as the coin would catch under shoe 20 (see Fig. 4). Owing to the springs 37 and 38, the tension of which will be relatively stiff, a paper, tin or lead disk would not operate the device as disks, made of such material would bend before the slides or gates could be actuated.

It will be apparent that the diameter of rod or actuator 22 is less than the diameter (it-the coin 23; hence the coin will project beyond the peripheral surface of the actuator snificiently to engage the shoes on the gates or slides.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. in a coin controlled apparatus, a container having an outlet, gates adjacent said outlet, each gate having an opening normally out of alinement with the outlet from said container, and actuating means dependent upon the presence of a coin therein to actuate said gates, one at a time, to cause the openings therein to be positioned relative to the outlet from said container for the passage of an article from said container, the coin forming the connection between said gates and actuating means. 1

2. In a coin'controlled apparatus, a container having an outlet, a chute for the passage of articles from within the container, a gate adjacent said outlet and having an opening normally out of alinement therewith, a gate adjacent said chute having an opening normally out of alinement therewith, said gates being separated sutficiently to form a temporary receptacle for articles passing through said gates, and an actuator arranged to receive a coin and to maintain same in such position as to cause said coin when the actuator is operated to actuate firstly the gate adjacent said outlet to cause the opening therein to aline with said outlet nd then the gate adjacent the chute to cause the opening therein to aline with said chute.

8. In a coin controlled apparatus, a con t ainer having an outlet, a chute for the passage of articles from within the container, a gate adjacent said outlet and having an opening normally out of alinement there with, a gate adjacent said chute. having an opening normally out of alinement therewith, said gatesbeing separated sufiiciently to farm a temporary receptacle for articles passing through said gates, an actuator arranged to receive a coin and to maintain same in such position as to cause said coin, when the actuator is operated, to actuate firstly the gate adjacent said outlet to cause the opening therein to aline with said outlet and then the gate adjacent the chute to cause the opening therein to aline with said chute, and means to return the gates and the act-uator to normal position after each actuation thereof. a v

1. In a coin controlled apparatus,-a container having an outlet, a chute for the -passage of articles from within the container, a gate adjacent said outlet and having an opening normally out of alinement therewith, a gate adjacent said chute having an opening normally out of alinement therewith, said gates being separated sufficiently to form a temporary receptacle for articles passing through said gates, a rotatable actuator ar ranged to receive a coin and to maintain same in such position as. to cause said coin, when the actuator is operated, to actuate firstly the gate adjacent said outlet to cause the openingtherein to aline with said outlet and then the gate adjacent the chute to cause the opening therein to aline with said tolform a temporary receptacle for articles passing through said gates, an actuatorarv ranged to receive a coinand to .maintain same in such position as to cause. saidcoin.

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chute, and meansto retur'nthe gates andtl'ie actuator to normal position after eachactuation thereof.

- In a coin controlled apparatus, a container having an outlet, a chute for thepas' sage of articlesfr'omwithin "thccontainena gate adjacent said 0utlet,,-and having an opening normally out of alinement therewith, a gate adjacent said chute having an opening normally out of alinement therewith, said gates being separated sufliciently when the actuator is; operated, to actuate firstly thegate adjacentsaid outlet -to.-cause the opening therein to nine with said ,o'utlet and then the gate adjacent the'chute; to cause the opening therein to aline withsaidlchute, and means to prevent the ,actuatorfrom being returned tonormal position. after it has been rotated toa predeterminedi'entent.a

;6; In a coincontrolledapparatus, a container havlng an -outlet, lai gatefad acent thereto having an opening normally, but of alinement withsaid outlet, asecond gate to form; aitemporaryi receptacle, said second gate having an-opening theret'hmtrgh, a

chute adjacent the vsecond gate; but outof alinement'with the opening therein, a rotatable a'ctuator adjacent said gates having; a

slot to receive acoin', the] diameteri ofthe actuator being le'ss than the diameter ofthe coin, whereby a coin will project beyond the peripheral surface of the actuator; and means associated witha-each gatearr'anged to be engaged by a' coin-when the? actuator is operated whereby said gates will be actuated to cause the openings therein to aline with'the said outlet and said ehute= jW 7. In a coin controlled apparatus; a 0011- tainer having an outlet, a gate adjacent thereto having an opening normally out of alinement with said outlet, a second gate spaced from the first gate to form a temporary receptacle, said second gate having an opening therethrough, a chute adjacent the second gate but out of alinement with the opening therein, a rotatable actuator ad-- jacent said gates having a slot to receive a com, the dlameter of the actuator being less than the diameter of the coin, whereby a coin will project beyond the peripheral surface of the actuator means associated with each gate arranged to be engaged by a coin when the actuator is operated whereby said gates will be actuated to cause the openings therein to aline with the said outlet and said chute, and a spring to return the actu-' ator to normal position after the actuation thereof. a

8. In a coin controlled apparatus, a con tainer having an outlet, a gate adjacent thereto having an opening normally out of vthe opening thereimarotatable actuator i jacent :said gates having :a"sl0t t o receive" a coin, the diameter of'ithe actuator/being carried by the actuatorshould the motion of alinement with said outlet, a fisecond -g ate n spaced from I the first "gate tolfornn a temporary receptacle, said second "gatefihaving Fanopening "therethrough, a chute adjacent a the second gate/but outv'of alinement". 1th" lessthan the diameter of the coin, :Wh'eIBby a lcoin'; will: project: beyond the peripheral surface of the actuator to actuate saidagate s, ashoe carried bythe first gate, ashoe carried by the sec ondgate,and means torotate tlie" actuator .to cause the coin therein: to contact firstly with the shoe on =thefirst"gate'fand actuate said-gate, and [secondly with the shoe on the second gate to actuate thesecondigat'e,

to cause the' openings in saidi'gates tofpermit 0f the passage; of articles ftomwsai v: con;

spaced =-frointhe; first; gate to fbrmtelnporary receptacle said second gate having,

an -,opening; therethrough, van chutev adj acentthe; second, gate but outi of alinementvwith the opening therein, a; rotatable actuator aaacent said gates having a, slot to receive a a shoe carriedby thefirst gate, awshoe carthe actuator.tocause ;.the cointhereinto contact firstlywith the shoe-onzthe first gate and actuate said gate,- and-secondly with tlirsh'oe on r the second gate; to actuate the zsec on d gate, to cause the openings insaid gates to permit 0f; e -pa 'ge r01? i l si frfimr saida'scom tainer, thef shoeron ith ej first-i.=gate;heing air-j I ranged to act as a stop and engage the coin the actuator be reversed after it has been moved to a predetermined extentvin operais tive direction. F j 'i 10. In a coin controlled apparatus, a contamer having an outlet, a gate adjacent thereto having an opening normally out of ahnement with said outlet, .a second gate spaced from the firstgate to form a tem- I" porary receptacle, said second gate having an opening therethrough, a' chute adjacent 2 the second gate but, out of alinement with y the opening therein, arotatable actuator adjacent saidgates having aslot "to receive a coin, the dlameter of the actuatorbeing less than the diameter'of the coin, whereby 125 a coin Wlll project beyond theperipheral surface of the actuator to actuate said gates, a shoe carr ed by the first gate,- a shoe carried by the second gate, means to rotate theactuato-r to cause thecoin therein to contact l'so g .9, In a --coin{control1edapparatus, a container I having an outlet, ai gate 'a'djacent ,th'er'etohav'ihg an opening-normally'outof y aline'mentwwith;saidwoutlet, se'condl gate firstly with the shoe on the first gate and actuate said gate, and secondly with the shoe on the second gate to actuate the second 'gate, to cause the openings in said gates topermit of the passage of articles from said container, the-sho e on the first gate being arrangedto act as astop and engage the coin carried by the actuator should the motion of the actuator be reversed after it has been moved to a predetermined extent in operative direction, and means to arrest the rotation: of the' actuato'r after it has been turned one haltof 'a revolution.

11. In-a coin controlled apparatus, a-container having an outlet, a gate adjacent thereto having lan opening normally out of alinement with said outlet, a'second gate spaced from the first gate to form a temporary receptacle, said second gate having an opening therethrough, a chute adjacent the second gate butfout of alinement with the opening therein, a rotatable actuator adjacentfsaid gates having a slot to receive a coin, the diameter of the actuator being less than the diameter of the coin, whereby acoin will project beyond the'periphera-l surface'of theactuator to actuatesaid gates, a shoe carried'by the first gate, a shoe car ried by the secondgate, "means to" rotate the-actuator to cause the coin therein to contact firstly with theshoe on the first gate and 'actuate said gate, and secondly with" the shoe on'the second gate to actuate the second gate, to cause the openings in said gates to permit of the passage of articles from said container, the shoe on the first gate being arranged to act as a stop and engage the "coin carried by the actuator should the motion of the actuator be reversed after it has been movedto a predet'ermined extent in operative direction, means to arrest the rotation of the actuator afteri't has'been turned one half of a revolution, anda spring to return the actuator to normal position after it has been released.

12. In a coin controlled apparatus, a container having an outlet, 'a gate adjacent thereto having an opening normally out of alineinent with said outlet, at second gate spaced from the first gate to form a temporary receptacle, said second gate having an openlngtherethrough, achute ad acent the second gate but out of alinementwith the opening therein, a rotatable actuator adjacent said gates having a slotto receive a coin, the diameter 01 the actuator being less than the diameter of the coin, whereby a coin will p-roject'beyond the peripheral surface of the actuator to actuate said gates, a shoe carried by the first gate, :a shoe carried by the second gate, means to rotate the actuator to cause the coin therein to contact firstly with the shoe onthefirst gate and actuate said gate, and secondly with the shoe on the second gate to actuate the second gate, to cause the openings in said gates to permit of the passage of articles from said container, the shoe on the'first 11 gate-being arranged to act as a stop and engage the coin carried by the actuator should the motion of the actuator be re- 

